tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post7272357532667312736..comments2016-12-07T16:56:32.799-08:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: “A Baaaad Ancestor is Good to Find!”Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://plus.google.com/112245637861337699720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-90040443962219133522013-04-12T21:10:41.674-07:002013-04-12T21:10:41.674-07:00I was tickled-pink when I discovered my 8th-Great ...I was tickled-pink when I discovered my 8th-Great grandmother was quite a rogue. There are a considerable amount of legal documents relating to her; all because of her run-ins with the law. In 1679 she was tried for running a burglary ring in Beverly, MA and a Search Warrant was actually done at her house! <br /><br />Then in 1692 she was arrested, tried, convicted and sentence to hang for being a witch. The court transcript, indictments, jail commitment and statements used in her trial are all available on-line. She avoided being hanged by confessing and requesting time to repent. The next day 8 other witches were hanged (she was to be the 9th). Oh yea, during the trial she was accused of murdering her husband a few months earlier.<br /><br />My Mayflower and SAR/SAR ancestors are interesting, but my Blacksheep is downright cool.Moe Crosbyhttp://epluribus.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-16474229224699181262011-06-01T23:52:32.272-07:002011-06-01T23:52:32.272-07:00Great Post, I did a little on John Billington myse...Great Post, I did a little on John Billington myself : ( the three John Billington Hangings ! )<br /><br />http://ancestrycentral.blogspot.com/2011/05/third-john-billington-hanging.htmlDaniel Billington RSA dip, Member of the Society of Genealogists.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11805345297946997568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-74240625575123976142009-11-03T19:51:03.405-08:002009-11-03T19:51:03.405-08:00Great post. I&#39;m a member of the IBSSG, and I ...Great post. I&#39;m a member of the IBSSG, and I have a lecture I give on &quot;Our Black Sheep Ancestors -- How to Approach Them.&quot; I delivered it last night at the Clay County (FL) Public Library. One of the things I tell my audiences in this talk is just the point you make, above: that having a black sheep ancestor can be a lucky thing, because they do generate more of a paper trail than our boring, law-abiding ones! In the talk, I illustrate this point with a short case study on my bigamous great-great grandfather, whose escapade got me into the IBSSG!<br /><br />He certainly did spice up an otherwise boring genealogy!Karen Packard Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.com